1. Whether the plaintiffs as owners of property abutting the public highway have the right of ingress and egress to and from the public street and if so whether they can maintain an actionable claim,against the municipality, if their right is obstructed by the appellant/Municipality, is the issue arising in the second appeals.

2. These appeals / S.A.Nos.678 and 703of 2004 have been filed by Tiruvarur Municipality / appellant / respondent / defendant, challenging the judgments and decrees, dated 21.11.2003 of the learned Subordinate Judge, Tiruvarur, in allowing A.S.No.18 of 2002 and A.S.No.17 of 2002, respectively, thereby reversing the judgments and decrees, dated 26.11.2001 of the learned District Munsif, Tiruvarur, in O.S.Nos.119 of 2000 and 120 of 2000.

3. In O.S.No.119 of 2000, AKM Towers Private Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, who in turn is represented by his power agent, is the plaintiff. In O.S.No.120 of 2000, one Sivakumar is the plaintiff.

4. O.S.Nos.119 and 120 of 2000 have been filed seeking direction to the defendant / Municipality to remove the fence / compound put up by the Municipality in the road margin lying in between Panagal road and t